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State of Conservation

1520
Reports
159
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2023close
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 768 Illegal activities 742 Mining 384 Ground transport infrastructure 343 Land conversion 309 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 305 Water infrastructure 290 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 262 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 244 Civil unrest 229 Financial resources 226 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 162 Oil and gas 153 Human resources 143 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 139 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 135 Legal framework 130 Surface water pollution 126 Housing 125 Forestry /wood production 113 War 108 Major linear utilities 81 Fire (widlfires) 77 Governance 76 Water (extraction) 74 Crop production 69 Invasive / alien freshwater species 59 Renewable energy facilities 56 Storms 56 Commercial hunting 54 Marine transport infrastructure 47 Other climate change impacts 45 Air pollution 44 Subsistence hunting 41 Water (rain/water table) 36 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 30 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Localised utilities 24 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Solid waste 24 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Industrial areas 21 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Pollution of marine waters 17 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Terrorism 1 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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